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Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband and others were convicted in one of France’s most notorious cases. She returned to court to denounce a man who challenged the verdict.

The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V. epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa.

The once dominant British political party has been outflanked by Reform, a right-wing populist rival. At the Tory annual conference, attendance was sparse.

People familiar with the mediators’ thinking say the militant group could compromise on a long-held red line, as long as President Trump can guarantee that Israel would not resume fighting.

Young people in Nepal rose up against corruption and inequality. But they say they did not expect the bloodshed, arson and government downfall that followed.

As China struggles with economic discontent, internet censors are silencing those who voice doubts about work or marriage, or simply sigh too loudly online.

The mayor of Lima, Peru, held a Charlie Kirk memorial — filled with attendees bused in from poor neighborhoods — as he sought help from the Trump administration.

The junta targeted a festival in the Sagaing region where people were also protesting army rule, according to witnesses and the civilian government in exile.

The awards are being announced this week.

By embodying President Trump’s brash style, Rafael López Aliaga has become a leading candidate to be Peru’s next president.

Urla, a lush district in western Turkey, is bursting with promise, with easy access to beaches, an up-and-coming gastronomy scene and a well-marked vineyard route.

Data centers squander vast amounts of electricity, most of it as heat. The physical properties of diamond offer a potential solution, researchers say.

The man said he did not know Gisèle Pelicot had been drugged. Her ex-husband, who admitted drugging and raping her and inviting strangers to join him, testified that the man knew.

President Trump on Tuesday hosted Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, who has been seeking relief from U.S. tariffs.

The somber milestone comes with peace talks underway, hostages from the Hamas-led attack still in Gaza, more than 67,000 Palestinians dead and Israel more isolated than ever.

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends that do not portend well for the form of governance.

The Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa told attendees at the Athens Democracy Forum that holding fast to “truth” was critical in restoring democracy.

A global swing by governments seeking to assert control has meant repercussions for women, including attempts to delegitimize them and limit their rights, experts said.

At a forum in Athens, leaders discussed challenges to democracy that they said stemmed from both internal and external forces.

Five young people spearheading efforts around the world to bolster and restore democratic principles share what they have learned — and what needs to change.